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Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Here’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.
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Texas Legislature considers bill to allow State Board of Education to ban "inappropriate" library books
A new Texas bill allows school boards to review and remove books deemed inappropriate, sparking debates among educators and ...
Texas 'most extreme’ in anti-LGBTQ bills, advocates say. How supporters plan to fight back
Texas is one of the 'most extreme' states on LGBTQ issues, advocates say, adding that it's a bellwether for what may come ...
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Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation as lawmakers, pastors prep for ‘spiritual battle’
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
Texas-style immigration bill moves through House committee
Proposed Idaho bill would allow police enforcement, with first offense of ‘illegal entry’ being a misdemeanor and second ...
Migrant detention bill before U.S. Senate could give Texas more sway over immigration policy
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge ...
GOP bills seek to regulate wind, solar and battery power projects in Texas
Several GOP lawmakers in Texas have filed bills that would create new regulations for renewable energy and battery storage ...
Texas Senators introduce new bill on concealed carry in other states
The two Texas U.S. Senators and several other GOP lawmakers introduced a new bill that would make it easier to travel to ...
Future U.S. Navy aircraft carriers to be named after George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
Two new U.S. aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, President Joe Biden ...